[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 134 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 134

 To amend the National Trails System Act to clarify Federal authority 
relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for the North Country 
                         National Scenic Trail.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 6, 2009

   Mr. Levin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the National Trails System Act to clarify Federal authority 
relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for the North Country 
                         National Scenic Trail.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``North Country National Scenic Trail 
Willing Seller Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE LAND FROM WILLING SELLERS FOR THE NORTH 
              COUNTRY NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.

    Section 5(a)(8) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 
1244(a)(8)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``No land or 
interest in land outside the exterior boundaries of any federally 
administered area may be acquired by the Federal Government for the 
trail except with the consent of the owner of the land or interest in 
land.''.
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